EAC PROGRAMSOur programs are operated by a dedicated group of volunteers and include:

EAC @ HFBProvides groceries to working families in need. The EAC operates the Emergency Food Pantry at the Houston Food Bank. The Emergency Food Pantry is open Monday-Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

FOOD PANTRYProvides groceries to families in need. Food is purchased from the Houston Food Bank and local grocery retailers. In addition, member congregations periodically sponsor food drives, and individuals underwrite the purchase of certain food items. In 2012, 5,714 sacks of groceries were distributed by EAC volunteers.

GROCERY DELIVERY
Delivers groceries to an elderly or disabled individual in our community. In 2012, 278 sacks of groceries were provided to 23 individuals.

BOOKS AND BACKPACKSProvides
school uniforms, backpacks, and grade-appropriate school supplies. In 2012, the EAC was able to help 1,465 children return to school in August.

S.N.A.C.K. Program (Supplemental Nutrition After-School Collaborative for Kids)S.N.A.C.K. offers healthy snacks and nutrition information to after-school programs in the neighborhood.

AFFILIATED PROGRAMS
Operation I.D.
Operation I.D.
assists clients with obtaining Texas identification cards or duplicate birth
certificates. Help is available on Tuesday & Thursday mornings from
volunteers at Main Street Ministries, a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Main Street Ministries is located at 5100 Travis Street (near Portland Street) in Houston.

Palmer Way Station
Palmer Way Station serves a hot breakfast Monday through Friday mornings in the patio at
Palmer Episcopal Church, 6621 Main Street in Houston. Palmer Way Station provides access to a
telephone, restrooms, and a mailing address as well as toiletries such
as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and razors.